Laying Down the Law

I guard these sleazy streets,

from gambling joint

to speakeasy.

No back alley hoodlum

is gonna muscle in

on my territory.

The gangster and machine gun

is public enemy number one,

in Chicago where the innocent

pay protection to stay free.

Well nobody gets hurt,

If he walks the straight and narrow.

Bend the arrow out of line,

and you have to reckon with me.

Chorus

Cause I'm laying down,

Laying down the law.

I'm laying down,

Laying down the law.

Behind every street corner,

there's vermin crawling out

of the woodwork.

Some low down punk

with a shot gun,

itchin to fill ya full of lead.

Wine, Women

and bootleg whiskey,

threatens the basis of society.

Side walks are paved with blood,

Who couldn't keep their head.

Sin city never sleeps,

You better learn to

pull no punches.

Eyes to the rear,

cause down here...

They play for keeps.

(Chorus)

You say I'm dreaming,

to believe in a better way,

For this rat trap

we call home.

I'm the enforcer

Making sure

that crime don't pay...

And I'm not alone!